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THE DONALDSONV LL.E CHIEF.
A Wide-Awake Home Newspaper-Published Every Saturday-Subscription Price, $2 a Year.
VOLUME. LII DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1922. NUMBER 20.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
PROPOSES PLAN TO
LIQUIDATE DEBTS
Partial Payment of Twenty Per Cent
Offered and Balance to ;Be
Secured by Notes.
Sina, the action of the business
mcx ,1' t he city, at a meeting held I
last v.,c!, the officers of the South
oui: ila, ir Assosciation have felt
very much encouraged. At thgt *
mctiang it was decided to make a
Iho,rot1gh cuanvass of the city to raise r
a futd for the association, and a min- t
imum oi $1500 was set by the men
attceiltin. A committee consisting
of Lanly Montero and' Hla-rvey Trux- t
-illo wav appointed to make the can
, vass. Reports from this committee
are to the effect that over $800 has
already been subscribed, but that ow-.
r ing to the busy rush of the holiday
season the canvass will be postponed
until after the new year, when the i
committee will be augmented by a
few more members and a thorough
canvass will be made.
With the money now in the hands I
of the association, and the money I
which will be turned over to it by the
bu:i.ness. men of the city, the oflicers
of the fair have made arrangements i
to liquidate a portion of its indebted
n.ss, and in accordance with this de
termination the following letter was
rent out this week by President De
Pussy to each of the creditors:
"Shortly after the close of our
last fair and just previous to the ma
turity of note given you for the 192.1
,ccount, we wrote that as soon as
-:he final report of our auditors was
"eceived and we were in a position to
'now definitely how we would dis
,urse among our creditors as large a
~iayment as possible.
"The auditor's account i. now oe
core us and up to the time ii was
i' osed showed a net profit from oper
ittions of $1522.71. This amount has
. een reduced somewhat by some ad
ditional expenses incurred since but
notwithstanding we are able to offer
you a payment of 20 per cent with
the understanding that you accept a
4 note for the balance payable Decem
ber 1, 1923 by which time we will
have had our next fair and been able
to ascertain definitely the result. .
"We are writing similar letters to
each of our 1921 creditors who are
the only unsecured creditors we have
representing a total of $5843.61 arqd
in order ýo more fully protect them
in the future our executive commit
tee has by resolution turned over to
J. C. Hanson of Donaldsonville as
ustee $5200 5 per cent first morl
age bonds remaining unsold out of
an i'sue of $15,000 authorized some
Sree vears ao, These bonds to re
curiy for the balance of ahe above
indebtedness. until same' is paid.
"With most unfavorable condition
prevailing occasioned by heavy rain
the first day of the fair and for some
two or three days previous our re
ceipts on the fjrst Sunday were large
ly reduced, but still we have made
progress and increased our perma
nent investment as well as making a
'mall net profit.
"As it is necessary that we have
Soncurr'nce of all our creditors we
Sequest that you will advise oi your
icceptance by return of mail."
From responses already ,received
to the above letter the officers of the
fair feel assured that all of the cre
ditors will accept the 20 per cent
payment on account and renew the
balance with a note as suggested. The
majority of creditors have already
:'rteed to ~hese terms and the remain
der will undoubtedly coincide with
tihe majority.
LOW RATES FARMERS WEEK.
Louisiana Railroad to Issue Special E
Round Trip Tickets. 1
All Louisiana. railroads have offer
ed a special rate of one-way-and-a half
for the round trip to Baton Rouge
during Farmers Week to be held at
the Louisiana State University, Jan
uary 8-13, inclusive. This one-half
fare will become effective on the re
turn trip after the propel' ceftificates
have been signed by the University
authorities. -
The authorities wish it to be made
plain to the purchasers of these tick
ets at the reduced rates that they are
non-transferable and will be valid for
passage only when presented by the
,rig~ilnal purchaser, says Dean W. 1'
Dodson, who has been negotiating
with the railroad officials for the pur
po:;e of getting rates during the
Farmers Week so that the expenses
of the ;e attending might be low
enoiu'ih not to necessitate and wide
awake farmer or farm wife to stay
awav. When purchasing ticket to
the :;hort course pay full fare to
Baton g.ouge and have selling agent
givl a receipt or certificate. Upon
arrival at Baton Rouge this receipt
or certificate should be turned over
to I). N. Barrow, chairman, for his
cerl ifi.ation. Then it should be sign
ed hv authorities at the depot or a
reprecentative of the railroads. Upon
presenting this certificate to railroad
agent. at Baton Rouge in purchasing
return ticket this latter will be sold
at one-half the regular one way rate.
Ticlkets on sale January 5-9 and
good for return trip from January
13-16 inclusive.
Plan Poultry Show.
The Allen parish poultry show will
he hll in the auditorium of the Oak
dale Clhambcr of Commerce on Sat
urday, Fleruary 3. Entries in the
show will he confined to Allen parish.
and it is expected thta 150 or 200
bird-, will he on exhibit. Harley L.
Willi:ams, poultry specialist of the
Louisi:ana agricultural extension ser
vice of Baton Rouge, has been invited
to deliver an a(ddress at the s'how.
Oil Plant Nears Completion.
The Atlas Oil Company, whose
$100,000 gasoline plant near Swartz
was burned several months ago,,will
have a new one completed within the
next two weeks, it ;s announced by
officials of the company. The new
plant will cost approximately $100,
000.
IMPORTANT TOPICS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
AT CARNIVAL MEET
Generous Contributions Have Assur
ed Succes' of Mardi Gras
for This Year. E
Important matters will be discuss
ed and acted ufon at the next meet
in; of the Donaldsonville Carnival
Association which will be held net u
Wednesday night at the Knights s,
Columbus hall. All members of the
association are urged to be presentd
Since the last regular monthly v
meeting of the association, the cn- ii
tributions to the Mardi Gras fund fi
have been so generous that it is now 1l
announced without hesitation that d
the success of the events planned for 1
Mardi Gras day are assured. At the
meeting Wednesday a full report of n
all monies received will be made by s
the committee.
Work on the construction of six
floats by the association is being rap- d
idly pushed. Mrs. A. L. Tullier of e
New Orleans, who is known as one t
of the most artistic float decorators
in the Crescent City has the contract
for finishing four of the floats, while s
local decorators will complete the
other two. Besides these the com
mittee has been advised that many
merchants of this city and from New r
Orleans and other nearby cities will I
place floats in the parade.
Another event of importance which
will be given for the benefit of the
carnival fund will be a performance
at the Grand Theatre on January 18. s
Arrangements for this affair will be
discyssed" at the meeting next Wed
nesday.
LYNCHINGS DURING PAST YEAR
Record for Year 1922 Ii Prepared by
Principal of Tuskegee.
The Chief is in receipt of a letter
from Robert R. Moton, principal of
The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute,. in which is given a record
of lynchings for the past year. The
letter reads: '*
" I'send you the following concern
ing lynchings for the past year as
compiled at Tuskegee Institute in the
Department of Records and Research,
Monroe N. Work in charge. I find,
not including those killed in strikes,
riots, etc., that4there were 57 persons
lynched in 1922. This is 7 less than
the number 64 for the year 1921.
Thirty of the persons lynched were
taken from the hands of the law; 13
from jails, aid 17 from officers of
the law outside of jails.
"I also find that-there were 58 in
stances in which officers of the law
prevented lync ings. Fourteen of
these instance were in Nortbern
States aid 44 w in Southern sfates.
removed or the a were augment
ed or other p utions taken. In
the four other i nces, armed force
i was used to re e would be lynch
ers. In ten i nces, convictions
carrying penite ary sentences were
secured against eged lynchers.
"Oibthe 57 pe ns lynched in 1922,
51 were negroes and 6 were whites;
19 or one-third 6 those put to death
were charged with rape or attempted
rape; 6 of the victims were burned
to death; 4 were put .to death and
r then their bodies burned. The char
ges against those burned to death
I were murder, 2; rape, 4.
s "The offenses charged against the
whites were: murder, 2; fighting, 1;
t charges not reported, 3. The offen
s ses charged against the negroes were:
D murder, 9; murderous assault, 4;
y rape, 14; attempted rape, 5; killing
- officer of the law, 3; horse stealing,
h 2; being intimate with woman 2;
no special charge, 2; killing man in
altercation, 1; striking man in ,quar
rel, 1; robbing and striking a wo
man, 1; cattle stealing, 1; asing in
I sulting language, 1; for being a strike
breaker, 1; mistaken identity 2; in
decent exposure of person and
frightening woman and children, 1;
f intimidating officer of the law, 1.
e "The nine states in which lynchings
t occurred and the number in each state
~-are as follows: Alabama, 2t Arkan
sas, 5; Florida, 5; Georgia, 11: Lou
-isiana, 3; Mississippi, 9; Oklahoma,
s l; South Carolina, 1; Tennessee, 2;
y Texas, 18."
CURE FOR RICE DISEASES.
Government Experts Discuss Prob
lem and Ways for its Solution.
Rice growers in the south and the
trade as a whole suffer frQp the dam
age done to the growing crop, the
grain in the shock, and the milled
product 'in storage or transit by' a
fungus that causes "stack burn,"
"stain," or yellow grain." The prob
lem and possible ways for its solu
tion are discussed in Department Bul
letin 1116, seedling blight and stack
hurn of rice and the hot-water seed
treatment, by W. H. Tisdale, recent
ly published by the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Although
much damage is done by the decrease
in viabilty of the seed grain due to
the fungus, the greatest damage is
caused by the staining and decay of
the grain in shock and in storage.
Experiments by the department
have shown that the fungi carried
within the graincan be killed by treat
ment with hot water without injur
ing the viability of the seed if proper
methods are used. From- a commer
cial standpoint some sort of treatment
fr rice shipped r stored under warm,
moist conditions is desirable, but the
hot-water methd is too labrious and
expensive. The department suggests
that a process of drying under tem
peratures that .ill kill the fungi and
not injure the.texture of the grain
may be possible. But the most prom
ising solution of all these troubles is
- thought to be in the development of
I resistant strai:} and varieties.
Persons interested in the details of
these rice problems may get a copy
of the bulletin by addressing the De
nartment of Agriculture, Washington,
s D. C.
Cure$ Malaria, Chills
and evei, Dengue or
Bilid Fever.
CARNIVAL BENEFIT
DANCE XMAS NIGHT
WAS BIG SUCCESS
Elks' Hall Proved Too Small to Ac
commodate Great Crowd That
Was in Attendance.
Packed to its capacity with many
unable to enter, the Elks' hall pre
sented a most animated scene on
Christmas night, when the big benefit
dance for the Donaldsonville Carni
vat'Association was held. The fest
ities began at 9 o'clock when the
first number from Claiborne Wil
liams' melodious orchestra was ren
dered. From the first dance to the
last the floor of the large hall was ab
solutely covered with dancers, many
note being able to find room and
stood or sat the numbers out.
The "Jolly Corkers," formerly,
"The Millionaires Club" attended the
dance in a body, each wearing the
emblem of the organization, a cork
tied with ribbon, on his coat lapel.
The new name for the well known
organization was properly chistened
at the dance.
At 10 o'clock a special program
was rendered which was received with
much pleasure by the great crowd
present. Miss Agnes Landry gave a
beautiful exhibition of fancy dancing
while Miss Jeanne Fortier on the
piano and Miss° Thelma Dill with the
violin rendered several musical num
bers with rare artistic' skill. All the
special program numbers were hearti
ly applauded and enchores were de
manded.
The big affair was carried out
without a hitch, everyone present
vQted it one of the best times they
ever enjoyed, and from a financial
standpoint it was a most magnificent
success and the receipts have given
the Carnival Association a big boost.
The entire event was in charge of
four of Donaldsonville's hustling
young ladies being Misses Royal
Casso, Enola Richard, Rosalie Landry
and Mrs. Henry Kocke. These young
ladies worked for days to make the
dance a success and their indefatiga
ble labors were rewarded by the un
stinted response that the Donaldson
ville public gave to the affair on
Christmas night. The young ladies
were ably assisted by the executive
committee of the association.
The association has received from
the dance the sum of $263.60 which
has been deposited to the Mardi Gras
fund. The gross receipts of the en
tertainment was $315.40 and the ex
penses $51.80.
BATON ROUGE MAYOR DIES.
Fearless Official Is Taken by Death
Turner Bynum, mayor of Baton
Rouge, died at the home of hls wife's
mother Mrs. J. M. Hart, in that city
on last Tuesday. He had been ill
with dengue fever for about twQ
weeks. He was 44 years of age and
a life long residenT of the Capital
City. He is survived by two sons,
Turner and Hart, a wife, who was
Miss Belle Hart, a mother and two-,
brothers, Walter W. Bynum, former
uperintendent of the Louisiana
School for the Blind, and Wade H.
Bynum.
The funeral services were held
Wednesday and all business houses,
stores and offices in Baton Rouge
were closed out of respect for the
deceased official.
Mayor Bynum was well known in
this city and the deepest sympathy is
expressed by all to the bereaved
family. He was known as a fearless
and honest official and upheld the law
in all matters. He was recently
electedbas mayor of Baton Rouge in
a bitter battle waged by the Ku Klux
Klan, Mayor Bynum defeating the
Klan candidate.
Don't forget that poll tax.
No Man Needs a Finer Shoe
All Men Need This
SAVING
Whatever his circumstances, no man needs a
finer shoe than a Selz- $Six. And every man
should take the saving it brings.
For the Selz Six is the first price-stamped shoe
on which both the merchants' and the makers'
profits were cut in the hope of profit through
bigger sales. The hope was realized. The value
given was so remarkable that the Selz .Six now
outsells any other, shoe of its kind. Save
money yourself. Let us fit you in
THE SELZ -SIX
ISRAEL SHOE COMPANY, INC.
DONALDS9~4VILLE, LA.
BY-LAWS AND FEEr
BILL ADOPTED BY
BAR ASSOCIATION
New Organization Holds Meeting at
Courthouse on Wednesday
Invited to Dinner.
By laws were adopted by the re
cently organized Twenty-seventh Ju
dicial District Bar Asssociation at its
second meeting which was held in the
courthouse on Wednesday. The com
mittee which was appointed at the
first meeting of the, association held
during the first week of December,
made its report on by laws, v ich
were read and adopted by the organi
zation. The same committee also
submitted a draft of a uniform fee
bill, which was ;also adopted. The
committee was composed of Walter
Lemann, chairman, Henry Himel of
Convent and A. N. Simmons of Napo
leonville. %
The fee bill adopted by the asso
ciation fixes minimium charges for
certain services rendered by lawyers
in this district. The by laws provide
for conducting opf the business of the
new organization and fix an annual
meeting ,the second Monday in De
cember of each year, when the_ elec
tion of officers will be held.
Every practicing lawyer in the
Twenty-seventh Judicial District of
Louisiana is a member of the Asso
ciation, eighteen being the total.
There were fourteen present at the
meeting Wednesday. John Marks,
president of the association, before
adjournment made a short address, in
which he invited each of the members
to be his guest Mt a dinner he will
give on January 4, at the Hotel Don
aldson in celebration of his birthday.
Uncle Sam's Savings System.
During the war the government
offered war savings stamps, paying
about 4 per cent as a method of sav
ing for people of small means. Since
the war, and to take the place of
war savings stamps, the government
offered Treasury savings certificates
in denominations 'f $25, $100 and"
$1000, now sold to investors at $20.50
$82 and $820, respectively. They pay
4 per cent if held t'ntil maturity, five
years from the date of issue. About
$625,000,000 of War Savings Stamps
series of 1918, become due January
1, 1923, and the- Government now
offers to issue Treasury savings cer
tificates in exchange for them, af
fording the ne's an opportunity to
continue a s investment with good
interest. S g ,as furnished the
life blood of many nations and in
sures prosperity to :the people. 'The
government is doi: everything pos
sible to encourae: saving in the
United States by ,o -ing sound and
attractive securite. for. the invest
ment of smal Qu want-;to
pay you to investigate Uncle Sam's
Savings Systemi.
. New Auto License Plates.
Issuance of new automobile licence
plates will begin on January 1, it
was announced Tuesday by Charl,:s
M. Bailey, in charge of the auto de
partment of the secretary of state's
office. The new plates have arrived
and are ready for distribution. 30,
000 will be sent-to New Orleians, l,,
000 to Shreveport and 65,000 will be
kept in the Baton Rouge office. In
1922 a total of 103,000 licen.ises wero
issued, the revenue -being $1,450,000.
The anticipated sales for. 1.,22 are
120,000.
The soothing and healing proper
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Reme
dy, its pleasant taste adn prompt and
effecual cures have made it a favor.
effectual cures everywhere. It is
estecially prized by mothers of young
children for colds, croup and whoop.
ing cough, as it always affords quiet
relief an8 is free from opium an(
other harmfuF drugs.-(Adv.)
WELCOME FOR NEW
YEAR PREPARED BY
ELKS AND KNIGHTS
Both Organizations Will Give Dances
-Knights of Columbus to Hold
Open House.
The old year will be given an af
fectionate farewell, and the new year
a joyous wlcome tomorrow night,
when the Elks will give their annual
New Year's Eve dance. All arrange
ments have been made to make the
event the best the local club has ever
attempted. It is expected that every
member of the lodge and his friends
will, be on hand to watch the passing
and -the coming of the years.
Dancing will be the chief diversion,
although the older, and more sedate
memhbers will be entertained' with
games and other amusements. Ar
rangements have been made to serve
appropriate refreshments in the
stein room during the intermissions
of the dancing.
The club house, and es"eciall- the
dancing hall, have been beautifully
decorated for .the occasion. In the
hall the central decoration is a huge
American flag, draped from one of
the flemish oak rafters of the ceiling,
with two evergreen Christmas wreaths
hanging from the center. Streamers
of green and red tissue paper chords
are stretched in canopy fashion from
rafter to rafter. Along the central
three huge rafters, running across
the ceiling from wall to wall, are
hung green and red Xmas bells, and
green wreaths are-hung in the panels
between the windows on the walls.
All the electric globes are covered
with red tissue shades, and the words
"A Happy New Year" are placed in
two places on each of the side walls.
The whole tyrpifies, in a most ar
tistic and beautiful manner, the holi
day spirit, and much praise :is due
Leon. Bloch, of the Fashion Store and
Gordon Gisclard of the NetterStore,
who designed and carried out the de
coration idea.
On New` Years' day the Knights of
Columbus will take up the annual
celebration aild will.hold open house
from 19:30 o'clock in the morning
till 6 o'clocll at night, for its mem
bers and friends.
During the reception refreshments
of cake, confections and fruit punch
will be served. On New Year's night
the Knights will give a grand dance,
which will be an invitation affair. In
vitations have been issued, with an
admit card enclosed, and a charge of
$2 will be made. The regular dance
and entertainment committee has
charge of the New Years' day 'affairs,
this committee is composed of' the
following members: - * -
Clh.ence Casso, Erinest fiOhle '
Mattingly,- Morris Ramirez, Joseph N.
Gisclard, Richard Stakelum, Louis
Casso, Dr. Leo J Schoney and El
phege Dugas. Arrangements have
been made to place appropriate holi
day decorations in the club house and
s dancing hall.
HAPPENINGS AT hi
PARISH CAPITAL io
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Sheri$f Rfchard and his Jorce of hE
deputies were swamped wrih work st
this week receiving tax payments. The
entire force was occupied is making
out tax receipts and attending entries
on the books. Property taxes and
poll taxes came in from all quarters. o0
Although no total could be summar- tv
ized of the amount of taxes paid this w
year, it is expected the amount will U
reach as high a =fikure, if not higher P.
than in several years. p
In order to accomodate those who tl
found it impossible to pay their poll. 01
taxes for this year by tonight, Sheriff w
Richard announces that there will be sI
some one in the office during Sunday, el
the last day of the year in which to Ic
pay the poll tax, who will take and o0
receipts for same. If you do not pay "I
your poll tax today or tomorrow you b,
will be disqualified to vote in the g
1924 elections.
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Christmas holidays witnessed a boom i
in the marriage market. Durirg the tI
week just aln even two dozen citizens e
of this parish agreed to "pair up" b
during their future lives on this earth. b
Clerk of court Melancon and his effi
cient chief clerk Miss Marie Michel,
were kept busy making out the pre
liminary licenses which enabled the c
happy couples to become one. s
Property Transfer. o
The following property transfers t
were recorded at the clerk of court's
Aflice this week:
Antonino Palermo to Vincenzo a
Fontana-South half of tract "G" c
of Mac Ginnis plantation. Consider- c
ation, $1050..
Claud Lambert to Stanley L. Jones i
-Tract of land in section 13. Con- I
sideration, $800. 1
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
were issued at the clerk of court's
office this week.
T. J. Mire to Miss Lydie Braud.
George Naqbin to Miss Lilia Lenoux
Oleus Jno. Lanoux to Miss Ilma
Babin. -
Alcde Guidry to Miss Helena Fair
banks.
Treille Esneault to Miss Medora
Ruiz.
Leonce White to Miss Mrytle Cock
erham.
Colored.
Ernest Carter to Josephine Frank.
James Duke to Lilly Johnson.
Dave Ellis to Adeline Baptiste.
Curtis Hitchens to Lily Harris.
Willie Douglas to Louverta Stewart
Jansen Pinkens to Harriet Inanuel.
More than $250,000 was spent on
road development in Acadia parish in
the year 1922. Roads which at this
season last year were impassable are
now in splendid condition. This par
ish is determined to have the finest
systems of highways in the state.
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New Year Greetings !
The New year is about to be ushered in, and we want
to take this opportunity of extending our heartiest
greetings and to wish you a Very Happy New Year,
with the sincere hope that 1923 will bring joy and
much prosperity to you.
And, too, may we say a word of thanks for the busi
ness you have so kindly turned our way during 1922.
This business has been sincerely appreciaetd, and we
trust it has been so handled as to justify a continu
ance of our past pleasant relations.
The Fashion" Company
Donaldsonville, La.
CHRISTMAS iAY IS
OBSERVED HERE IN
A FITTING MANNER
Family Reunions, E.i~rtainments and
Informal Pa s Mark the
-loliday Ce ratio'n.
Christmas day as observeli in
'Donaldsonille 1-,' - fittin manner.
?ly suly;,,re '- nuient. Qf
small boy was in' evidence'1witt his
sparklers and torpedoes. Owing to
the city ordinance forbidding fire
works, but little display was noticed.
No disorder of any kind was re
ported in the city or parish. Every-.
body was happy and good feeling pre
vailed through the entire day. "Splen
did weather aided in the happy cele
bration of the festival and seldom
has a more beautiful day been favor
ed to this section on Christmas day.
In all Christmas day of 1922 was a
joyous one for all its citizens and the
rejoicing over the return of good
times was marked by the cordial
greetings extended by all and the
happy, smiling faces seen on the
streets.
"Dairy Day" Feature.
Dairy Day, January 10, will be one
of the special features during the
twelfth annual Farmers' Week which
will be held at the Louisiana State
University, January 8 to 13, 1928.
Plans are being made by the dairy de
partment to make the program for
this .occasion the best that has been
offered yet for the dairy farmers,
which includes several talks by dairy
specialists and practical dairy farm
ers, a display of dairy cattle from
local breeders with a dairy cow dem
onstration and judging contest, a
"milk for health" booth, and a bar
becue dinner. This program will be
given on the site of the new agriftl
tural college in the new dairy build
ings. This will mark the official open
ing of this building and it is expected
that a large number of dairy farm
ers will be present on this occasion to
inspect the buildings and see what is
being done to promote their industry.
Fine Carnival Shows.
Announced as the biggest and best
carnival shows ever seen in Donald- t
sonville, Cline's minstrels and side 1
shows opened here in Cresecnt square
on Thursday and will be an attrac
tion during the coming week. The
performances are being gvien for the
benefit of the local fire department 1
and all who attend help the fire lad
dies fund. The shows are bright,
clean, morBl and up-to-date and are
very enjoyable. Large crowds were
in attendance at the performances so
far this week and all expression were
most flattering.
CARPENTER AND. PLUMBING
WORK.
When you are in need of carpen
ter or plumbing work give me a
trial. My prices are reasonable and
all work is executed in a neat and
workmanship manner. If you con
template having any work done just
tell me to call and I will be glad to
discuss the matter with you. No job
too large, none too small. CAMILLE
ESNEAULT, Carpenter and plum
ber; Donaldsonville, La.
Pretty Greeting Card.
The Chief is in receipt of a beau
tiful card expressing the greetings of
the season from Stakelum's Iron
t Works. A typical winter snow scene
I. in the pines of the north is shown
and the Christmas feeling can almost
n be felt as one admires the pretty
n card.
e Pay your poll tax now so as to be
C- eligible to vote in 1924 elections.
Boost. don't knock.
OPPORTUNITY FOU
ORANGE CULTURE,
IN THIS SECTION
Southwest Louisiana Cut Over Land
Found iSuccessful for Raising
Satsumas in Abundance.
That :there isa n opo xtunity for
at present many farmers and citizeng
growing this luscious fruit. Some of
the orange trees in this section are
as large as apple trees and bear lux
uriantly. The Louisiana sweet is one
of the favorite variety raised here.
If the Louisiana sweet will grow
and bear in this section, there is no
k doubt that the satsuma will flourish
in this climake. This variety of orange
has been grown to a successful finan
i cial result in much colder climates
and on poorer soil. The satsuma is
I at present calling the attention of
1 farmers in the cutover pine lands
3 section of the state and the first ex
periments have proven most success
ful. In an interview regarding the
prospects of the satsuma in and about
Lake Charles, Attorney Sam Jones.
clerk of the commission council of
e DeRidder, who grows and is a sat
suma boster, told a reporter for the
American-Press of Lake Charles that
T. S. Granberry a nurseryman in his
town, had disposed of between 00
and 2000 trees to farmers in his see
r tion at one sale -on December 1. He
says this nurseryman is planning to
y put 22,000 trees orr the marekt next
year. In speaking of the industry
Mr. Jones said:
L "I am not prepared to give out any
a definite information just at this time
what is or will be done in an or
e ganized way toward starting a sat
I- suma industry in Beauregard parish
L. on a big scale, but it is safe to say
1- that there is much. excitement among
d our farmers and business men over
i- Mr. Granberrys' discoveries and that
,o the world will hear from us before
is long.
y. "The trees Mr. Granberry is get.
ting ready for 1923 will bear within
two year after being taken from the
nursery, but Mr. Granberry advises
to pluck the blooms the first year,,
t they offer to bear that they may not
le be stunted in growth. Mr. Granberry
'e himself will plant out forty acres in
ie 1923."
1e If the industry is of so much irnm
e portance and can be so successful it?
dt the cutover pine land, it certainly
should flourish much better in the
it, rich soil of the Jeanerette section,,
Big Public Sale,
A big.public sale will be put on at
the Donaldsonville Racket StorE, cov
ner of Railroad avenue and Charles
street, beginning Monday, January I.
The entire stock of the concern is ad
vertised to be sold under all order
issued-by the National Sales Synd.i
cate, and E. R. Taylor, its well known
salesmanager will be in charge. The
event is announced in full page pos
ters which have been circulated over
this section and declare the stock
must be sold in five days. It list:
many attractive bareains, the ,Iiuc:
named showing that money can b",
saved by attending this sale.
Handsome Panel Calendar.
A very handsome panel calendar
for the new year, has been sent to
the customers and friends of David
Israel, Jr., the popular, hustling Rail
road avenue merchant. The design
includes a beatiful women in evening
dress, holding a gorgeous ostrich
feather fan, standing at the head of
a stairway evidently wishing good bye
to a lover or friend. The coloring if
the picture is rich and very artistical
ly applied. It is one of the 'sett;
calendars of the season.